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Our Philosophy of Treatment
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- Good Steward
. We need to be good stewards of the time we spend
with you and the financial investment you make in your work with us. This
means we need to make every moment count, to help you accomplish as much
as possible in each session.
- Safety, control and predictability
. We need to work together
to maintain your sense of safety, control, and predictability as this will
give you the best foundation to do your best work in counseling. A sense
of safety comes from the bond of trust that we create together. You will
feel in control when you realize that you can start, stop, speed up or
slow down the work at any time. We will keep you informed of what to
expect in each session so that you can predict as much as possible what
will happen in counseling.
- Partnership
. Counseling works best when the client and the
counselor form a partnership. In the first 1-4 sessions we will get to
know each other and develop an understanding of your issues, a clear goal
of how you want to change and a clear plan of how that goal is going to be
reached. This understanding is built on all of our knowledge and
experience with people in general and all of your knowledge and experience
about your life in particular.
- Whatever it takes
. We are whatever it takes counselors
and we work best with whatever it takes clients. If you are not
making progress, we will get consultations from other experts, research
new approaches to your problem, wake up a 3 am to figure out a better way,
go to workshops, get specialized training or refer you to other
specialists. In short, we will do whatever it takes to help you move
forward in your life. We also expect you to do whatever it takes. This
means that you may need to talk about things in your present life, your
past or your childhood. You may need to try new behaviors, get training to
improve your skills in some area, confront uncomfortable emotions and
issues, allow us to talk with other friends or family members, etc.
Effective therapy will not always be easy and enjoyable but it should
improve your life in major ways.
- Openess
. Coming to a counselor is different than going to your
internist or dentist. If you are uncomfortable with them you are probably
not going to see them for another 6 months. In counseling it is important
for you to feel safe and comfortable with us. Please feel free to ask any
question you need to ask to know that we are the right people to help you
in this part of your journey. We will be happy to answer any question
about our background and training, our philosophy of treatment or
professional experience. You can also ask personal questions.
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Honesty . Most of the time people do not get honest and
unbiased feedback from friends and relatives. Counseling should be one
place where you can count on honesty. Please be forewarned that if you ask
us about our thoughts, opinions or reactions to something you have said or
done, we will give you a painfully true answer.
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Integration of Faith and Practice .
We enjoy working with
clients of all faiths and those with no particular faith. Dr. Russell is a
practicing Christian and believes that it is his calling to be a
psychologist. Because of his personal faith he tries to run the practice
in a Christ-like manner, always striving for the highest levels of ethics,
acceptance of everyone and anyone, honesty, dedication and self-sacrifice.
All techniques used are consistent with both science and scripture.
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